Iliff-King phrasebook
definition
Poppa Piccolino noun
Granny’s pet name for Pop
Origin
From the title & chorus of a song that reached no. 2 in the UK singles chart for Diana Decker in December 1953
Collector
Granny – 1950s
Marion Dixon (Howes) – mother of Mum, spouse of Pop
Notes
From the Italian song Papaveri e papere (Nilla Pizzi 1952), a political satire, which was translated into 40 languages (usually losing its original meaning along the way).
For the first 50 years after Granny & Pop died, I had no idea where the name came from.
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